webfact Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Feature: Thailand's tourism struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic Source: Xinhua | Editor: huaxia by Chen Jiabao FILE PHOTO: Reuters BANGKOK, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Hotels are shuttered in the dark, bars are closed and empty food carts are seen around Bangkok's once-bustling tourism associated street. Silence shrouds the city's party land despite the easing COVID-19 lockdown measures. "Bangkok at night is deserted as never before. I can't believe it is a tourist haven where I've been living all my life. It's almost a ghost town," said local resident Anan who lives near Sukhumvit 24, an area home to starred hotels, large shopping malls, high-end and popular restaurants in central Bangkok. Thailand has recorded no local transmission of COVID-19 for 35 consecutive days with all of the recorded infections being Thais returning from abroad. Although the curfew imposed since April to contain coronavirus has been lifted and most businesses are allowed to open, most of them kept their doors closed. "I sat around here the whole day. You're the second visitor to the shop. Foreigners are major visitors here, but now we could hardly see them," Apple, a masseuse in downtown Bangkok, told Xinhua. Full story: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/29/c_139175386.htm -- © Copyright Xinhua 2020-06-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Matzzon Posted June 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2020 And what did they expect?`Tourist invasion from underground? 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz1 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Letting tourists in would be a good start thai locals are traveling a little bit but with the unemployment there wont be many and with thai baht being high it's not going to be good for Thailand tourism 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMciver Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 47 minutes ago, ozz1 said: Letting tourists in would be a good start thai locals are traveling a little bit but with the unemployment there wont be many and with thai baht being high it's not going to be good for Thailand tourism Does every single topic have to include a moan about by how high the Baht is ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phantomfiddler Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 I still don,t know anyone who knows anyone who was affected by this extremely elusive virus, and in my opinion the whole exercise was completely unnecessary, a planned media driven scaremongering drive so that some group of persons could make billions on vaccines ???? 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Invite the Monkeys from the other province....2 for 1 banana daiquiris.....Boom Boom room 200/hr.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Just now, ChakaKhan said: Invite the Monkeys from the other province....2 for 1 banana daiquiris.....Boom Boom room 200/hr.... See if they like scally-wags or prefer dirty farangs.....more or less bananas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 I honestly do not know how Thailand is going to extricate itself from this tourism vacuum. Tourism was already declining here for the past few years, despite the ridiculous numbers the TAT was always trotting out. My friends who own guest houses, manage higher end hotels, and own restaurants, and bars, and massage shops, all said the same thing. For some, the numbers were up, but the quality and spending was way, way down. For many the occupancy was way down. And now this? Not sure what Thailand could have done differently with regard to tourism. But now you have the dozen reasons why many tourists were avoiding Thailand before, combined with the financial devastation brought on by the financial shutdown, and the restrictions on tourism. I estimate there may be 5 millions or so Thais employed within the tourism sector. It could be years before the nation recovers, and this will mean high unemployment for the nation. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post owl sees all Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, AndrewMciver said: Does every single topic have to include a moan about by how high the Baht is ? Yes! 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosan Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 hours ago, ozz1 said: Letting tourists in would be a good start thai locals are traveling a little bit but with the unemployment there wont be many and with thai baht being high it's not going to be good for Thailand tourism I think they are going to do things differently - time will tell. And, by the way, the Baht being high against foreign currencies does not affect average Thais... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeasq60 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 PM Prayut doesn't have a care in the world. Life is good for him maybe! And theirs no alternative to him next election. Oh really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeasq60 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 37 minutes ago, owl sees all said: Yes! Ya, that baht affects many people who are retired 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: I still don,t know anyone who knows anyone who was affected by this extremely elusive virus, and in my opinion the whole exercise was completely unnecessary, a planned media driven scaremongering drive so that some group of persons could make billions on vaccines ???? And that 'exercise' may have saved your life. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 Keep everyone out. The virus is everywhere outside Thailand. It's great walking around Bangkok knowing there is little or no virus here. If you live in Thailand thank your lucky stars. You are in one of the best places in the world to be during a pandemic. And this is the best time to be a domestic tourist in Thailand. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 7 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand's tourism struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic We have been reading about this more or less every day for the past 3 months - please give it a rest until "good times" arrive!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Wish these shop and business owners would stop moaning the PM has already said he feels sorry for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Quote Source: Xinhua At least they are not using their Thai proxies this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 What tourism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 international flights are way out of anyones plans right now and into the future ,airlines are dead in the water ,and short haul has yet to recover ,and folks are cancelling hols they bought before covid appeared .so it will be a long wait for any recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overt2016 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 5 hours ago, NCC1701A said: Keep everyone out. The virus is everywhere outside Thailand. It's great walking around Bangkok knowing there is little or no virus here. If you live in Thailand thank your lucky stars. You are in one of the best places in the world to be during a pandemic. And this is the best time to be a domestic tourist in Thailand. I agree, but with one reservation. If all the sheeple would stop wearing unnecessary masks it would instill some confidence in the populace, that things are not so bad. The famous Thai smile needs to be seen again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammike Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 9 hours ago, AndrewMciver said: Does every single topic have to include a moan about by how high the Baht is ? It's high on my list of things that will decide if I visit and how long I stay,take away Covid19 and it's going to be the deciding factor for next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I trust the baht will continue to grow stronger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purcho Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 11 hours ago, mosan said: I think they are going to do things differently - time will tell. And, by the way, the Baht being high against foreign currencies does not affect average Thais... Really ? What about Thais who work in the industries that export products . Auto, auto parts, electronics, farming , fisheries , gems, machinery, clothing to name a few million workers . Most of whom are significantly affected by high baht follow ons . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innosiem Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, AndrewMciver said: Does every single topic have to include a moan about by how high the Baht is ? Wouldn't really call it a "moan" as the topic is about Thailand's tourism which as anyone who stays in Thailand will know has suffered over the years in correlation to a strengthening baht sure numbers were kept afloat with Chinese tourists who spend most of their money in China, when they purchase their package. The best way Thailand could boost its international tourism right now is to weaken the Baht and make Thailand much more attractive to everyone it would also generate spending and investment here by foreigners Obviously before any real tourism can be restarted international flights must resume, without the hoops to jump through bottom line: they will never get tourism back to what it was, until everything is back to how it was. Edited July 1, 2020 by innosiem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 7:10 AM, ozz1 said: Letting tourists in would be a good start thai locals are traveling a little bit but with the unemployment there wont be many and with thai baht being high it's not going to be good for Thailand tourism "Letting tourists in" would negate all the efforts made by the Thai people over the past 3 months. I sincerely hope that the government will see that tourism in Thailand as we have known it will not come back any time soon, and that they very little control over this situation. But this should be an opportunity to get rid of of all the cheap, dodgy and sleazy components of the inglorious past. And to do so, without a major uprising, they'll have to come up with a plan to assist and re-train several million people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 9:30 AM, phantomfiddler said: I still don,t know anyone who knows anyone who was affected by this extremely elusive virus, and in my opinion the whole exercise was completely unnecessary, a planned media driven scaremongering drive so that some group of persons could make billions on vaccines ???? The US dithered and 100,000 lost their lives. Brazil did the same and 10's of thousands died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMciver Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 58 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: "Letting tourists in" would negate all the efforts made by the Thai people over the past 3 months. I sincerely hope that the government will see that tourism in Thailand as we have known it will not come back any time soon, and that they very little control over this situation. But this should be an opportunity to get rid of of all the cheap, dodgy and sleazy components of the inglorious past. And to do so, without a major uprising, they'll have to come up with a plan to assist and re-train several million people. If i was in Thailand now, i would think the exact same way. It's a uptopia rite there now. No virus, no Chinese tourists, and a superstar in tourist areas where there are no tourists. Unfortunately the economy will mean they will have no choice but to open. The economy will shrink, and all those shiny new helicopters, military stock they love to buy won't be able to bough (oh and any health spending, education, social service they spend on). And not to mention the huge loss of jobs. Let's hope they can open up in a safe way. The last thing anyone wants is Thailand to open back up to mass tourism and let the virus run rife in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosan Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 9:38 PM, purcho said: Really ? What about Thais who work in the industries that export products . Auto, auto parts, electronics, farming , fisheries , gems, machinery, clothing to name a few million workers . Most of whom are significantly affected by high baht follow ons . Personally, I think the real issue being discussed here was foreigners and their purchasing power. I'm glad that you are showing genuine concern for the locals - however I doubt it. In all fairness, you are right, but I stand by my premise that "average" Thais are not affected as much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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